Privacy Policy
What we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
Last updated: May 8, 2026
Cryptom8 ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit our website, how we use it, who we share it with, and what rights you have.
Information we collect automatically
When you visit Cryptom8, our servers and our service providers automatically collect certain information, including:
- Your IP address and approximate geographic location
- The pages you visit and the time you spend on each
- Referring URL, browser type, operating system, and device information
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see below)
Information you provide
If you sign up for our newsletter, contact us, or interact with any form on the site, we collect the information you submit — most commonly your email address and message content.
How we use information
- To operate and maintain the website
- To send our newsletter (if you have subscribed)
- To respond to inquiries you send us
- To understand how readers use the site, so we can improve it
- To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents
- To comply with legal obligations
Cookies and tracking
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies required for the site to function correctly.
- Analytics cookies to understand aggregate traffic patterns.
- Advertising cookies served by Google AdSense and its partners. AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or aboutads.info.
Third-party services
Our website integrates with the following third-party services, each of which has its own privacy policy:
- Google AdSense — display advertising. Google Privacy Policy.
- Google Fonts — typography. Google may log requests for the fonts.
- Affiliate networks — when you click an affiliate link, the destination site may set tracking cookies of its own.
- Image CDNs — images on our site may be served from third-party content delivery networks.
Information sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We share limited information with the following categories of recipients:
- Service providers that help operate the site (hosting, email delivery, analytics, advertising)
- Authorities, where legally required to do so
- Successor entities in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
Data retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. Newsletter subscriptions remain active until you unsubscribe. Server logs are typically retained for no longer than 12 months.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Receive a portable copy of your information
- Withdraw consent for processing based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@cryptom8.com.
For California residents (CCPA)
California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including the right to know what personal information is collected, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information as defined under the CCPA.
For European residents (GDPR)
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, our legal bases for processing your personal information include: your consent (for newsletter subscriptions and certain cookies), our legitimate interests (in operating and improving the site), and our legal obligations.
Children's privacy
Cryptom8 is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us so we can delete it.
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect personal information from loss, theft, misuse, and unauthorized access. No internet transmission is ever entirely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
International transfers
Your information may be processed in countries other than the one where you live, including the United States. Where required by law, we put in place appropriate safeguards for such transfers.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be noted at the top with a revised "Last updated" date.
Contact
For privacy questions, email privacy@cryptom8.com.